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Prevalence of agenesis of flexor digitorum superficialis of the fifth digit in East Africa through clinical examination
(2011)
Introduction
The flexor digitorum superficialis (FDS) is a flexor of the digits of the hand and has been reported to have varying
rates of agenesis. We conducted a study to determine the prevalence of agenesis of the FDS ...
Plasmodium falciparum genotyping by microsatellites as a method to distinguish between recrudescent and new infections
(2005)
In vivo tests for susceptibility to antimalarial drugs require molecular methods to distinguish recrudescence
from new infection. The most commonly used DNA markers (merozoite surface proteins [MSPs]) are under immune
selective ...
Hiv Vaccine Efficacy Trials: A Brief History, And Options For Going Forward.
(University of Nairobi, 2010-10)
HIV vaccine research has recently produced a number of efficacy results, in addition to some promising preclinical developments. Some of these have been surprising, leading to parallel calls for a better understanding of ...
Engaging diverse communities participating in clinical trials: case examples from across Africa.
(University of Nairobi,, 2010)
BACKGROUND :In the advent of increasing international collaborative research involving participants drawn from populations with diverse cultural backgrounds, community engagement becomes very critical for the smooth ...
Risk factors for human papillomavirus and cervical precancerous lesions, and the role of concurrent HIV-1 infection.
(University of Nairobi, 1999-05)
OBJECTIVES:
To identify risk factors for human papillomavirus (HPV) infection and squamous intraepithelial lesions (SIL) of the cervix, and to measure the impact of concurrent HIV-1 infection.
METHODS:
Women were ...
Miniature, low-dose, intrauterine drug-delivery systems.
(University of Nairobi., 2003-11)
The safety of systemically administered sex steroids continues to be a major focus of researchers. The negative results of the Women's Health Initiative study (WHI), and follow-up reports published in JAMA, evaluating the ...
Internal root morphology in mandibular first permanent molars in a Kenyan population
(University of Nairobi, 2013)
Objective: To determine the internal root morphology and gender variations in mandibular first permanent molars in a Kenyan population.
Design: In vitro descriptive cross sectional study.
Setting: School of Dental ...
Fulminant delta hepatitis in chronic hepatitis B infection.
(University of Nairobi,, 1984)
Two male homosexual patients, one an intravenous (IV) drug abuser, had hepatitis B surface antigen-positive fulminant hepatitis. On the basis of tests for IgM antibody to hepatitis B core antigen (HBcAg) and for IgM and ...
Levels of innate immune factors in genital fluids: association of alpha defensins and LL-37 with genital infections and increased HIV acquisition
(2009)
BACKGROUND:
Several mucosal innate immune proteins exhibit HIV inhibitory activity and their analogues are potential microbicide candidates. However, their clinical associations and in-vivo role in cervicovaginal host ...